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With one week of games remaining, UW's bowl picture is a little bit clearer. The Huskies are already bowl eligible. Washington knows it has at least one more game remaining as it prepares to face No. 1 Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. The past weekend's games around the country, however, provided a little more clarity to Washington's potential bowl destinations while the Huskies enjoyed a well-earned bye week. "We'll just wait and see how it plays out," UW coach Jedd Fisch said on Monday. "I think there's a lot more that goes into it other than our game against Oregon." As a reminder, Washington and the rest of the former Pac-12 schools are still tied to the bowl games which had signed contracts with the old conference through the 2025 season. The bowls will pick in the following order: ■ College Football Playoff ■ Alamo Bowl: Dec. 28 vs. Big 12 in San Antonio ■ Holiday Bowl: Dec. 27 vs. ACC in San Diego ■ Las Vegas Bowl: Dec. 27 vs. SEC in Las Vegas ■ Sun Bowl: Dec. 31 vs. ACC in El Paso, Texas ■ LA Bowl: Dec. 18 vs. Mountain West in Los Angeles ■ Independence Bowl: Dec. 28 vs. American Athletic Conference in Shreveport, La. What changed from a week ago? For starters, No. 25 Colorado made its path to the Big 12 championship game and a potential CFP berth a lot more difficult by losing to Kansas 37-21, despite the Jayhawks only having four wins before beating the Buff aloes. Coach Deion Sanders' team is still in contention for the conference championship game, and Colorado plays Oklahoma State, currently 0-8 in Big 12 play, for its regular-season finale. But the Buff aloes had a clear route to the conference title game and an automatic bid to the CFP if they simply won out. Now, they'll have to win their final game and hope other results break their way to have a shot at the Big 12 championship. While Colorado faltered, No. 16 Arizona State put itself in pole position for the Big 12 championship game by knocking off No. 19 BYU 28-23. Four teams — Arizona State, BYU, Colorado and No. 18 Iowa State — are 6-2 in the Big 12 this season. If all four win their regular-season finales, then the Sun Devils and Cyclones will play for the conference championship based on Big 12 tiebreakers. Arizona State travels to Arizona for the Territorial Cup this weekend. "We have to see what happens in the Big 12, if any of the old Pac-12 teams make it, whether that be Arizona State or Colorado," Fisch said. Arizona, Fisch's former program, was eliminated from bowl contention following a 49-28 drubbing against TCU. Utah was similarly ruled out of the postseason after picking up its seventh loss of the season during a 31-28 loss against Iowa State. UCLA also joined Arizona, Utah and Stanford — eliminated weeks ago — by losing its rivalry game against USC 19-13. It was a crucial win for USC, which earned bowl eligibility before playing No. 5 Notre Dame this weekend. California also reached the postseason for a second-consecutive season by beating Stanford 24-21. Finally, Oregon State kept its bowl hopes alive by defeating bowl-eligible Washington State 41-38 in what was essentially the Pac-12 championship game this season. However, OSU fell to No. 11 Boise State and missed out on becoming bowl-eligible. How does this impact UW? As Fisch said, Washington is mainly impacted by whether Arizona State or Colorado can reach the Big 12 championship game. No. 1 Oregon is almost assured a CFP berth, even if UW pulls off the upset this weekend. If Arizona State or Colorado joins Oregon in the playoff , it eff ectively moves every team up one spot in the order. However, because the team's don't play in the same conference anymore, the bowl teams don't have to respect records or head-tohead results. Instead, bowl executives will be considering which fan bases are going to travel or whether teams have been in their game recently, because no team is supposed to play in the same bowl game two years in a row. This becomes relevant for UW because of USC. Both teams are likely going to enter bowl season with a 6-6 record, and the Huskies beat the Trojans 26-21 at Husky Stadium earlier this season. However, the selection process this year simply comes down to the bowl executives' preference. The Las Vegas Bowl, for example, may like the Trojans because of their game's proximity to Los Angeles and the large number of USC fans in the city. Or maybe it takes Washington because USC opened its season with a game against LSU at Allegiant Stadium. What to watch this weekend? For any Washington fans interested in figuring out where the Huskies might be playing, keeping an eye on all of the Big 12 teams in contention for the championship game will be important. Arizona State is essentially in with a win. Colorado has to win and needs two of the other 6-2 Big 12 teams to lose. Or it needs specifically BYU and West Virginia to lose so the Buff aloes can advance on tiebreakers. There is also a vague chance the Big 12 misses the playoff altogether. The five highest-ranked conference champions earn automatic bids to the CFP. Arizona State currently has the highest ranking of any Big 12 school, but the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Mountain West all have teams ranked higher, while No. 17 Tulane sits right behind ASU and in front of BYU and Iowa State. UW fans may also want to keep an eye on USC's matchup with Notre Dame. A Trojan win on Saturday coupled with a Husky loss almost assures USC will be selected before Washington. Finally, Cal's season finale against No. 9 SMU is intriguing. The Golden Bears have lost five games by a total of 17 combined points this season. Cal's defeats against No. 6 Miami, Pittsburgh and NC State were by less than a field goal. SMU, meanwhile, has played exactly one currently ranked team — BYU — and lost 18-15. Cal beating SMU probably elevates it above Washington in the bowl order. Washington, of course, can raise its own stock by taking down Oregon this week, too. "We're just going to try and control our own destiny by playing really well Saturday and then see what bowl game chooses us," Fisch said. "Then we're going to out there and try to make that a championship month of December and a championship game wherever we go." Get local news delivered to your inbox!
If you know an exceptional Caledon citizen, you might want to nominate them for a Civic Award from the Town. On November 15, the Town of Caledon announced that the nomination period for its Civic Awards Program had opened. Civic Awards are handed out annually by the Town to recognize residents who “have made a significant impact towards the development and advancement of recreational sports, arts, culture, environmental leadership or community and social services.” In a statement, Mayor Annette Groves said she encourages residents to submit nominations for those who strive to constantly improve Caledon and make it a great place to live. “This is the time of year for residents to come together and nominate someone they think deserves to be recognized for their efforts to better our community,” said Groves. There are two types of awards in the program: volunteer service awards and citizen achievement awards. As its name implies, volunteer service awards recognize Caledon residents who have made an amazing positive impact on their community through volunteerism. Citizen achievement awards recognize residents who have competed or have been recognized at the provincial, national, or international levels in sports, arts and culture. The citizen achievement award category includes the Town’s Distinguished Citizen and Community Champion awards. The winners of this year’s Civic Awards will be determined by Caledon’s Community Recognition Task Force. The Task Force consists of five volunteers, all with experience supporting the Caledon community. The Task Force will review all nominations and make recommendations on award winners to Caledon Council for approval. Residents may nominate someone for an award at the following link: caledon.ca/civicawardsprogram . Nominations are open until January 10, 2025. Award winners will be recognized next Caledon Day, which is set for June 14, 2025.Saltwater crocodile 'King Charles' part of world-first research trialNasdaq Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors despite daily gains
ORRVILLE, Ohio , Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) ("Company") announced today the closing of the transaction to divest the Voortman ® business to Second Nature Brands. The Company previously announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the transaction on October 22, 2024 . The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $305 million , subject to a working capital adjustment, and reflects the Company's continued commitment to optimizing its portfolio and reallocating resources to its core growth brands. The transaction includes all Voortman ® trademarks and the Company's leased manufacturing facility in Burlington, Ontario, Canada . In addition, approximately 300 employees will transition with the business. The Company updated its full-year fiscal 2025 net sales guidance to reflect the impact of the divested business. Net sales is anticipated to increase 7.5 to 8.5 percent compared to the prior year. The updated net sales guidance reflects the removal of approximately $65 million of divested net sales in fiscal 2025, with the estimated net sales impact evenly distributed throughout the remainder of the fiscal year. On a comparable basis, net sales is expected to increase 1.0 to 2.0 percent, which excludes noncomparable sales in the current year from the acquisition of Hostess Brands and noncomparable sales in the prior year related to the divestitures of the Voortman ® , Canada condiment, and Sahale Snacks ® businesses. The Company maintains its fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings per share, free cash flow, capital expenditures, and adjusted effective income tax rate outlook as communicated in its most recent quarterly earnings announcement on November 26, 2024 . The J.M. Smucker Co. Forward Looking Statements This press release ("Release") includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. 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The risks, uncertainties, important factors, and assumptions listed and discussed in this press release, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed, include: the Company's ability to successfully integrate Hostess Brands' operations and employees and to implement plans and achieve financial forecasts with respect to the Hostess Brands' business; disruptions or inefficiencies in the Company's operations or supply chain, including any impact caused by product recalls, political instability, terrorism, geopolitical conflicts (including the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Hamas), extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, pandemics, work stoppages or labor shortages (including potential strikes along the U.S. East and Gulf coast ports and potential impacts related to the duration of a recent strike at the Company's Buffalo, New York manufacturing facility), or other calamities; risks related to the availability of, and cost inflation in, supply chain inputs, including labor, raw materials, commodities, packaging, and transportation; the impact of food security concerns involving either the Company's products or its competitors' products, including changes in consumer preference, consumer litigation, actions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or other agencies, and product recalls; a disruption, failure, or security breach of the Company or its suppliers' information technology systems, including, but not limited to, ransomware attacks; and risks related to other factors described under "Risk Factors" in other reports and statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. About The J.M. Smucker Co. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to make food people and pets love by offering a diverse family of brands available across North America . We are proud to lead in the coffee, peanut butter, fruit spreads, frozen handheld, sweet baked goods, dog snacks, and cat food categories by offering brands consumers trust for themselves and their families each day, including Folgers ® , Dunkin ' ® , Café Bustelo ® , Jif ® , Uncrustables ® , Smucker's ® , Hostess ® , Milk-Bone ® , and Meow Mix ® . Through our unwavering commitment to producing quality products, operating responsibly and ethically, and delivering on our Purpose, we will continue to grow our business while making a positive impact on society. For more information, please visit jmsmucker.com . The J.M. Smucker Co. is the owner of all trademarks referenced herein, except for Dunkin ' ® , which is a trademark of DD IP Holder LLC. The Dunkin ' ® brand is licensed to The J.M. 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Greenville’s 2023-24 season, the last under co-coaches Steve Gipprich and Kevin Smith, saw the Spartans go 19-2 overall and 13-1 in the Patroon Conference to win their first league title in five years. This year’s Spartans will have just three players from that roster. Bryn Fitzmaurice, this season’s lone senior on the team, is confident the team will still have a presence in the Patroon Conference even if it looks different. “I think we're gonna be pretty strong,” she said. “We lost a lot last year, but I still think we're gonna be strong and we'll win a good amount of games.” Greenville will adapt to plenty of change in 2024-25, something well understood by new head coach Bob Shields. Shields, a Bethlehem High School graduate who played basketball there for two years, has coached the sport across the past decade, having been a varsity assistant at Albany Academy for Boys for the last four years after being head coach for Mohonasen’s junior varsity team. He thinks his basketball experience across several places in Section 2 has been an important experience. “You get to experience different things and different players, so I think I'm prepared enough to run my own program now,” he said. He’s going into his tenth year as the president of Cap City Scrappers, a 24-team AAU organization which he founded after attending Hudson Valley Community College for a year. Shields says he’s “always been around basketball,” something which has shaped his philosophy. “I know [about] the politics and everything that goes into it. I never like to favor kids, it's always whoever works for it is going to play over the other kids,” he said. “I've experienced it, so that's part of the reason I started the program [Cap City Scrappers].” Shields is inheriting a varsity roster with only three returning players, including Fitzmaurice as well as sophomore Charlotte Dawson, athletes he expects to carry significant responsibility as team leaders and producers on offense. “I think we all just need to play defense and stick to the script and really execute all of our plays on offense and be together as a team,” Shields said. Fitzmaurice, who is entering her fourth year on varsity, has enjoyed Shields’ leadership style so far. “He sets a good culture,” she said. “He's very motivating, and every day we come in and we work hard.” Dawson, who is heading into her third year on varsity, finds the strongest points of her skillset to be her driving and rebounding, but is excited to take on a possibly different role this season as an athlete experienced at several different positions. “I’m looking forward to working on my shooting and playing more of a guard position this year, and working on ball handling, playing point [guard], [being a] playmaker for my team, and then defensively just working on my position and getting more steals, tips, that kind of thing, to kind of push forward our momentum in the season,” she said. Both players are expected to lead the team’s championship defense through roster turnover against teams like Coxsackie-Athens, who finished right behind the Spartans last year with an 11-2 league record, stakes Dawson is well aware of. “It's definitely a little bit of pressure to keep the reputation of our school and our girls’ team up through my leadership role and Bryn,” she said. “It’s definitely a little bit of pressure to keep it up, but I think we got it.” Shields doesn’t think Greenville will be going away in 2024-25 either. “Be ready for the Greenville Spartans to make some noise,” he said. “[It’s a] rebuild year, we’re a young group, but we're going to play hard.”